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Flexible performance of C-47 transport planes is due in part to their two 1,200 horsepower radial engines and to their three-blade variable-pitch propellers, Long Beach, Calif. Picture taken at the Douglas Aircraft Company. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the army. It ferries men and cargo across oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Flexible performance of C-47 transport planes is due in part to their ...

12002-39. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules prepares to

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules prepares to

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules prepares to drop U.S. Army Soldiers over the historic La Fiere drop zone near Sainte Mere Eglise, Normandy, France, June 7, 2015, to commemorate the 71st Anniversary of D-... More

Two U.S. Air Force C-130Js, assigned to the 37th Airlift

Two U.S. Air Force C-130Js, assigned to the 37th Airlift

Two U.S. Air Force C-130Js, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, flys over the terrain of Normandy to practice their manuauers in Northern France; June 3, 2015. This is the 71st Anniversary of the D-Day invas... More

Production. C-47 transport planes. The flexible performance of C-47 transport plane is due to their 1200-horsepower radial engines and to three-blade variable pitch propellers. Picture taken at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across the oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport planes. The flexible performance of C-47 tr...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. C-47 transport plane. Enough power to drive a fast ocean liner is represented by this line of engines ready for installation in C-47 transport planes at the Long Beach, California, plant Douglas Aircraft Company. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport plane. Enough power to drive a fast ocean l...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. C-47 transport planes. A long line of C-47 transport planes awaits the installation of wings at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport planes. A long line of C-47 transport plane...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. C-47 transport planes. The nose of a C-47 transport plane takes shape under the expert hands of men and women workers at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across the oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport planes. The nose of a C-47 transport plane ...

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Production. C-47 transport planes. Noses and center wings for Douglas C-47 transport planes move toward the assembly line at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company, where they will be joined to their assigned fuselages. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across the oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport planes. Noses and center wings for Douglas ...

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Production. C-47 transport planes. A long line of C-47 transport planes awaits the installation of wing at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport planes. A long line of C-47 transport plane...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. C-47 transport planes. Girl inspectors at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company make a careful check of center wings for C-47 transport planes. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport planes. Girl inspectors at the Long Beach, ...

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Production. C-47 transport planes. Great numbers of C-47 transport planes are coming off the assembly lines of Douglas Aircraft Company at Long Beach, California. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across the oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport planes. Great numbers of C-47 transport pla...

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Production. C-47 transport planes. Expert mechanics complete final delivery arrangements on a group of C-47 transport planes at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport planes. Expert mechanics complete final del...

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Production. C-47 transport planes. Wing installation engine and tuneup are among the final operations in the building of C-47 transport planes in the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport planes. Wing installation engine and tuneup...

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Production. C-47 transport planes. On the flight line of Douglas Aircraft Company at Long Beach, California, expert mechanics complete final adjustments before a C-47 transport plane makes trial flight. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport planes. On the flight line of Douglas Aircr...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. C-47 transport planes. The rugged landing gear of a C-47 transport plane must stand terrific pounding over rough ground and emergency landing fields. Picture taken on the Long Beach, California, flight ramp of the Douglas Aircraft Company. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport planes. The rugged landing gear of a C-47 t...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. C-47 transport planes. Great numbers of C-47 transport planes move along the assembly lines at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant at Long Beach, California. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport planes. Great numbers of C-47 transport pla...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. C-47 transport planes. A long line of C-47 transport planes move toward completion at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport planes. A long line of C-47 transport plane...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. C-47 transport planes. A new C-47 transport plane gets a final checkup on the flight ramp of Douglas Aircraft Company at Long Beach, California. If it passes the trials successfully it will be delivered to the Army. The versatile C-47 performs many important military tasks. It ferries men and cargo across oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport planes. A new C-47 transport plane gets a f...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. C-47 transport planes. Teams of men and women work efficiently to prepare a C-47 transport plane for riveting operations at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across the oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport planes. Teams of men and women work efficie...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. C-47 transport plane. Sections of C-47 transport planes move down the assembly lines of the Long Beach, California plant of Douglas Aircraft Company toward the final assembly line, where all parts are put together. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across oceans and mountains, tow gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action (Douglas Aircraft Company)

Production. C-47 transport plane. Sections of C-47 transport planes mo...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. C-47 transport planes. Close spacing on the Douglas assembly lines at Long Beach, California, is the order of the day as production of C-47 transports and other warplanes hits a new high. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across the oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport planes. Close spacing on the Douglas assemb...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. C-47 transport planes. A long line of C-47 transport planes awaits the installation of wings at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport planes. A long line of C-47 transport plane...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. C-47 transport planes. Why civilian tires must be conserved. Casings for the big landing wheels of C-47 transport planes in the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport planes. Why civilian tires must be conserve...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. C-47 transport planes. This young woman has become one of the excellent airplane engine mechanics of the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. Here she is learning some of the finer points of the mighty engines that power the C-47 transport plane. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across the oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport planes. This young woman has become one of ...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. C-47 transport planes. Fuel tanks for Douglas C-47 transport planes are stored prior to installation in ships at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across the oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport planes. Fuel tanks for Douglas C-47 transpo...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. C-47 transport planes. These women mechanics at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company are learning some of the fine points of the mighty engines that power the C-47 transport plane. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across the oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport planes. These women mechanics at the Long B...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. C-47 transport planes. Inner wings for C-47 transport planes are carefully inspected before being joined to fuselages at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across the oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport planes. Inner wings for C-47 transport plan...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Sarah Brody in Germany, 1945, World War II photo

Sarah Brody in Germany, 1945, World War II photo

They were left behind by Patton and they were shot at a few minutes after this picture was taken. Sarah Brody is on the left...Collection of The Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford..We're happy for y... More

Terra Ceia Island Farms gladiolus being loaded onto a U.S. Airlines plane at the Sarasota Airport

Terra Ceia Island Farms gladiolus being loaded onto a U.S. Airlines pl...

: 245321 ( http://245321 ) ..Local call number: JJS0363..Title: Terra Ceia Island Farms gladiolus being loaded onto a U.S. Airlines plane at the Sarasota Airport..Date: May 8, 1947..Physical descrip: 1 transpar... More

Alaska, gelatin silver print - Public domain portrait print

Alaska, gelatin silver print - Public domain portrait print

Meyer, Elisabeth .Two planes at the airport. Alaska 1950 tallet. .Gelatin silver print, baryta.NMFF.002537-15

M2-F1 In Tow Flight. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.

M2-F1 In Tow Flight. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.

(1964) The M2-F1 lifting body is seen here under tow at the Flight Research Center (later redesignated the Dryden Flight Research Center), Edwards, California. The wingless, lifting body aircraft design was ini... More

NASA M2-F1 in Tow, Dryden flight research center

NASA M2-F1 in Tow, Dryden flight research center

(1964) The M2-F1 lifting body is seen here being towed behind a C-47 at the Flight Research Center (later redesignated the Dryden Flight Research Center), Edwards, California. The wingless, lifting body aircraf... More

Miami-Dade Junior College student pilot training in a DC-3 at the school of aviation

Miami-Dade Junior College student pilot training in a DC-3 at the scho...

Local call number: pr21859..Title: [Miami-Dade Junior College student pilot training in a DC-3 at the school of aviation]..Physical descrip: 1 photoprint: b&w; 10 x 8 in. ..Date captured: Between 1963 and 1973.... More

Posing for a photograph in front of a C-47 Skytrooper aircraft are, from left to right: Ron Fox, current operator of the aircraft; Alan Morris, a retired British Airlines pilot; and Frieda Hyles, personal representative of Jim Cullens, buyer and donator of the C-47. The aircraft will be restored and put on display at the Berlin Airlift Memorial

Posing for a photograph in front of a C-47 Skytrooper aircraft are, fr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Nugent Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

Posing for a photograph in front of a C-47 Skytrooper aircraft are, from left to right: Ron Fox, current operator of the aircraft; Alan Morris, a retired British Airlines pilot; and Frieda Hyles, personal representative of Jim Cullens, buyer and donator of the C-47. The aircraft will be restored and put on display at the Berlin Airlift Memorial

Posing for a photograph in front of a C-47 Skytrooper aircraft are, fr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Nugent Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

A C-47 Skytrain aircraft starts up its engines on the flight line at the 40th anniversary commemoration of the Berlin Airlift. The C-47 was the backbone of the operation to break the Soviet blockade

A C-47 Skytrain aircraft starts up its engines on the flight line at t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tempelhof Airport Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: Thomas Farr Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

Visitors at the base's open house, a part of the Berlin Airlift 40th anniversary events, mill past a restored C-47 Skytrain aircraft, of the type that ran the Soviet blockade. Behind the C-47, left to right, are an F-4 Phantom II, Tornado and Jaguar airc

Visitors at the base's open house, a part of the Berlin Airlift 40th a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul Tubridy Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

MGEN William H. Sistrunk, CHIEF of STAFF, Headquarters, Military Airlift Command, stands beside a C-47 cargo aircraft at the Luftbruecke Memorial on the 40th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift. The C-47, along with a C-54 cargo aircraft, will eventually become part ot the memorial. Both models of the aircraft were used extensively during the airlift

MGEN William H. Sistrunk, CHIEF of STAFF, Headquarters, Military Airli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Dan Kirchner Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

Allied service members and locals of Normandy gather

Allied service members and locals of Normandy gather

Allied service members and locals of Normandy gather at Omaha Beach National Guard monument to pay respect to veterans who served during World War II June 5, 2015, Normandy, France. More than 380 service member... More

On June 3, 2015, the town of Carentan, France, hosted

On June 3, 2015, the town of Carentan, France, hosted

On June 3, 2015, the town of Carentan, France, hosted service members of the Joint Task Force D-Day 71. The day included a tour of the town hall and historic sites such as the Angoville Au Plain church where tw... More

Tom Rice, U.S. Army veteran from the Army's 101st Airborne

Tom Rice, U.S. Army veteran from the Army's 101st Airborne

Tom Rice, U.S. Army veteran from the Army's 101st Airborne Division, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, jumps out of a C-47, into Carentan Normandy, June 6, 2019, to recreate his D-Day parachute jump, 75 years ... More

A sandtable of the events of D-Day overlooks Omaha

A sandtable of the events of D-Day overlooks Omaha

A sandtable of the events of D-Day overlooks Omaha Beach. Service Members of Joint Task Force D-Day 71 visited historic D-Day sites June 2, 2015, as part of the events to commemorate the 71st anniversary, one o... More

World War II-era planes fly over Washington on the

World War II-era planes fly over Washington on the

World War II-era planes fly over Washington on the anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, viewed from Arlington National Cemetery, May 8 in Arlington, Va. The aircraft are also known as “warbirds,” according to ... More

Tom Rice, U.S. Army veteran from the Army's 101st Airborne

Tom Rice, U.S. Army veteran from the Army's 101st Airborne

Tom Rice, U.S. Army veteran from the Army's 101st Airborne Division, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, jumps out of a C-47, into Carentan Normandy, June 6, 2019, to recreate his D-Day parachute jump, 75 years ... More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, 3rd Air Force

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, 3rd Air Force

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, 3rd Air Force commander, delivers a speech during a World War II commemoration June 4, 2015, in Picauville, France. Picauville hosted the memorial commemoration to hono... More

A group of paratroopers, assigned to the 82nd Airborne

A group of paratroopers, assigned to the 82nd Airborne

A group of paratroopers, assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, holds the colors as members of the Color Guard during a ceremony honoring the paratroopers that liberated the village in Sainte Mere Eglise, Norm... More

World War II re-enactors make final preparation to

World War II re-enactors make final preparation to

World War II re-enactors make final preparation to drive their Sherman tank to a ceremony June 4, 2015, to commemorate the U.S. Army’s efforts to liberate Montebourg, France, after the D-Day landings. More tha... More

Allied leaders salute the memorial of fallen U.S. service

Allied leaders salute the memorial of fallen U.S. service

Allied leaders salute the memorial of fallen U.S. service members at the Picauville 9th Air Force monument June 4, 2015, Normandy, France. More than 380 servicemembers from Europe and affiliated D-Day historica... More

A group of U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to the 101st

A group of U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to the 101st

A group of U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, present the colors as members of the Color Guard for a ceremony at Chef Du Pont, Normandy, France, June 4, 2015. Over 380 service members ... More

Antoine and Alice Fernandez, dressed in vintage World

Antoine and Alice Fernandez, dressed in vintage World

Antoine and Alice Fernandez, dressed in vintage World War II U.S. Army uniforms, attend a WWII commemoration ceremony in Sainte Laurent sur Mer, France, June 6, 2015. A formation of U.S. Army Soldiers from the ... More

A group of U.S. Army Rangers, assigned to the 75th

A group of U.S. Army Rangers, assigned to the 75th

A group of U.S. Army Rangers, assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment, German Army Soldiers, and French civilians take a group photo together before a ceremony at Amfreville, Normandy, France; June 5, 2015. Over 3... More

The statue of Maj. Dick Winters of Easy Company, 506th

The statue of Maj. Dick Winters of Easy Company, 506th

The statue of Maj. Dick Winters of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, stands as reminder of the sacrifice of the Greatest Generation near Utah Beach, Normandy, France, Jun... More

A Douglas C-47 Dakota, nicknamed “That’s All Brother”,

A Douglas C-47 Dakota, nicknamed “That’s All Brother”,

A Douglas C-47 Dakota, nicknamed “That’s All Brother”, flies with a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, over Pointe-du-Hoc, France, June 8, 2... More

Bobby Gautier, a re-enactor with the Liberty Jump Team,

Bobby Gautier, a re-enactor with the Liberty Jump Team,

Bobby Gautier, a re-enactor with the Liberty Jump Team, out of Fort Worth, Texas, inspects his gear for Sustained Airborne Training in preparation for the 75th Anniversary Airborne School jump at McCarthy Hall ... More

U.S. Soldiers attend a memorial ceremony for Pfc. Charles

U.S. Soldiers attend a memorial ceremony for Pfc. Charles

U.S. Soldiers attend a memorial ceremony for Pfc. Charles DeGlopper, a paratrooper who died on D-Day during World War II on June 5, 2015, Normandy, France. More than 380 service members from Europe and affiliat... More

An eight-ship formation of U.S. Air Force C-130J Super

An eight-ship formation of U.S. Air Force C-130J Super

An eight-ship formation of U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules stages on the runway of Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport, France, June 6, 2019. The aircraft are assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, 39th AS, 41st A... More

Soldiers assigned to the historic 507th Parachute Infantry

Soldiers assigned to the historic 507th Parachute Infantry

Soldiers assigned to the historic 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment pose for a picture after a ceremony. The worst misdrop on D-Day happened to the Soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regime... More

U.S. Army veteran Sgt. 1st Class Richard Yates, center

U.S. Army veteran Sgt. 1st Class Richard Yates, center

U.S. Army veteran Sgt. 1st Class Richard Yates, center right, of the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, talks to U.S. Army paratrooper Brig. Gen. Brian Winski the 82nd Airborne Division ... More

"In a few hours I'm going to take the best company

"In a few hours I'm going to take the best company

"In a few hours I'm going to take the best company of men in the world into France. We'll give the bastards hell. Strangely, I'm not particularly scared. But in my heart is a terrific longing to hold you in my ... More

George Shenkle, World War II veteran and former U.S.

George Shenkle, World War II veteran and former U.S.

George Shenkle, World War II veteran and former U.S. Army Soldier with the Easy Company, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, watches as a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules from the 37t... More

French military re-enactors dressed as U.S. Army Soldiers

French military re-enactors dressed as U.S. Army Soldiers

French military re-enactors dressed as U.S. Army Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) prepare to post the colors during a ceremony at the Currahee Memorial in the Normandy region June 3, 2015... More

German army soldiers render honors during the playing

German army soldiers render honors during the playing

German army soldiers render honors during the playing of the U.S. national anthem while at the La Cambe German War Cemetery in the Normandy region of France June 5, 2015. U.S. Army paratroopers from the 173rd A... More

U.S. Army veterans Cpl. George Shenkle, center right,

U.S. Army veterans Cpl. George Shenkle, center right,

U.S. Army veterans Cpl. George Shenkle, center right, of the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division and Sgt. Isaac Phillips, center left, of the 4th Infantry Division, salute the flag June 4,... More

A C-47 taxis on the ramp at Selfridge Air National

A C-47 taxis on the ramp at Selfridge Air National

A C-47 taxis on the ramp at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Aug. 19, 2011. The World War II-era aircraft was visiting for the base's air show and open house. A World War II veteran, Edward Lash, flew ... More

Volunteers Fred Ferrell, left, a retired Marine, and

Volunteers Fred Ferrell, left, a retired Marine, and

Volunteers Fred Ferrell, left, a retired Marine, and Randy Gratz, a retired police officer from the Hawaii Police Department, work on a Douglas C-47 Skytrain in Hangar 79 of the Pacific Aviation Museum at Joint... More

Propeller panels from a Douglas C-47 Skytrain lay stacked

Propeller panels from a Douglas C-47 Skytrain lay stacked

Propeller panels from a Douglas C-47 Skytrain lay stacked during the restoration work at Hangar 79 of the Pacific Aviation Museum (PAM) Pearl Harbor, on Ford Island, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The museum's... More

A Douglas C-47 Skytrain, known as Whiskey 7, flies

A Douglas C-47 Skytrain, known as Whiskey 7, flies

A Douglas C-47 Skytrain, known as Whiskey 7, flies alongside a C-130J Super Hercules from the 37th Airlift Squadron over Germany, May 30, 2014. The C-47 came to Ramstein for a week to participate in base activi... More

A World War II veteran who flew with the Troop Carriers

A World War II veteran who flew with the Troop Carriers

A World War II veteran who flew with the Troop Carriers (C-47) during the war laughs with those around him following the conclusion of ceremony honoring the 9th Air Force in Picauville, France, June 5. Members ... More

Members of the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson honor

Members of the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson honor

Members of the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson honor guard present the colors during the open ceremonies of Arctic Thunder Open House July 25. Arctic Thunder is a biennial event hosted by Joint Base Elmendorf-R... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joe Braunwarth and Senior

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joe Braunwarth and Senior

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joe Braunwarth and Senior Airman Josh O'Leary, both loadmasters with the 517th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, secure a Humvee aboard a C-17 Globemaster III ... More

Air Force Lt. Gen. Russell J. Handy, commander of Alaskan

Air Force Lt. Gen. Russell J. Handy, commander of Alaskan

Air Force Lt. Gen. Russell J. Handy, commander of Alaskan Command and the 11th Air Force, U.S. Air Force, gives the opening remarks during the 2014-2016 Joint Honorary Commanders’ Program Induction Ceremony on ... More

Army Soldiers from 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st

Army Soldiers from 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st

Army Soldiers from 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, look for their families after performing an demonstration that... More

The audience pays their respects to the American flag

The audience pays their respects to the American flag

The audience pays their respects to the American flag while the National Anthem is played during Arctic Thunder at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 26, 2014. Arctic Thunder is a biennial event host... More

Army paratroopers assigned to B Company, 3rd Battalion

Army paratroopers assigned to B Company, 3rd Battalion

Army paratroopers assigned to B Company, 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, review donning procedures of the T-11 pa... More

Air Force Staff Sgt. Joe Braunwarth, loadmaster with

Air Force Staff Sgt. Joe Braunwarth, loadmaster with

Air Force Staff Sgt. Joe Braunwarth, loadmaster with the 517th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, conducts a troop door safety check aboard a C-17 Globemaster III in preparation for a tr... More

Army paratroopers assigned to B Company, 3rd Battalion

Army paratroopers assigned to B Company, 3rd Battalion

Army paratroopers assigned to B Company, 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, line the seats aboard a C-17 Globemaster... More

Army National Guard 1st Sgt. Dave Proehl, Alaska National

Army National Guard 1st Sgt. Dave Proehl, Alaska National

Army National Guard 1st Sgt. Dave Proehl, Alaska National Guard Joint Force Headquarters, stands in the turret of an Alaska Territorial Cavalry (Motorized) M8 Greyhound armored vehicle July 27, 2014, during JBE... More

Rex Pemberton parachutes in with the American flag

Rex Pemberton parachutes in with the American flag

Rex Pemberton parachutes in with the American flag to officially start Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's Arctic Thunder Open House 2014, July 26. The event features more than 40 Air Force, Army and civilian aer... More

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform the Arrowhead

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform the Arrowhead

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform the Arrowhead Bottom-Up Pass during the Arctic Thunder Open House biennial event hosted by Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 26, 2014. Arctic Thunder is a bie... More

Melissa Pemberton and Skip Stewart, both professional

Melissa Pemberton and Skip Stewart, both professional

Melissa Pemberton and Skip Stewart, both professional stunt fliers open the Arctic Thunder Open House, July 26, 2014. Arctic Thunder is a biennial event hosted by Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Featur... More

Oregon Aero Skydancer, Skip Stewart, commands his Pitts

Oregon Aero Skydancer, Skip Stewart, commands his Pitts

Oregon Aero Skydancer, Skip Stewart, commands his Pitts S-2s Prometheus aircraft low to the ground during Arctic Thunder at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 27, 2014. Arctic Thunder is a biennial e... More

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform the Diamond

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform the Diamond

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform the Diamond 360 during the Arctic Thunder Open House biennial event hosted by Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 27, 2014. Arctic Thunder is a biennial event h... More

Malie Delgado, Miss Alaska 2014, sings the national

Malie Delgado, Miss Alaska 2014, sings the national

Malie Delgado, Miss Alaska 2014, sings the national anthem during the opening ceremony of Arctic Thunder Open House July 27, 2014, Arctic Thunder Open House is a biennial event hosted by Joint Base Elmendorf-R... More

A skywriter spells the initials for Joint Base

A skywriter spells the initials for Joint Base

A skywriter spells the initials for Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson at Arctic Thunder Open House 2014, July 27, 2014. Arctic Thunder is a biennial event hosted by JBER. Featuring more than 40 Air Force, Army an... More

A small airplane flying through a blue sky. C-47 dakota dc-3. Washington DC

A small airplane flying through a blue sky. C-47 dakota dc-3. Washingt...

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A green airplane with a flag on top of it. Airplane aircraft plane.

A green airplane with a flag on top of it. Airplane aircraft plane.

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A green airplane with a propeller sitting on top of a tarmac. Airplane aircraft plane.

A green airplane with a propeller sitting on top of a tarmac. Airplane...

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Members of the Round Canopy Parachuting Team conduct

Members of the Round Canopy Parachuting Team conduct

Members of the Round Canopy Parachuting Team conduct parachute training in Fresville, France, June 2, 2016. The Round Canopy Parachuting Team performs World War Two style parachuting activities to reinforce the... More

Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft shown on the manufacturing

Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft shown on the manufacturing

Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft shown on the manufacturing production line in the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, facility. Photo courtesy Tinker Air Force Base History Office.

D-Day reenactors perform a parachute drop along Purple

D-Day reenactors perform a parachute drop along Purple

D-Day reenactors perform a parachute drop along Purple Heart Lane from a vintage C-47 Skytrain in Carentan, France, on June 2, 2017. Purple Heart Lane is a nickname for Highway N13 used by American soldiers and... More

A North American P-51 Mustang and a Vought F4U Corsair

A North American P-51 Mustang and a Vought F4U Corsair

A North American P-51 Mustang and a Vought F4U Corsair fly as part of a Heritage Flight in support of Air Force Reserve Week, Niagara Falls, N.Y., June 7, 2018. The two planes, dating back to World War II, join... More

The Canadian Forces Snowbirds practice their routine

The Canadian Forces Snowbirds practice their routine

The Canadian Forces Snowbirds practice their routine for the Thunder of Niagara 2018 air show ahead of it being open to the public June 9-10, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y., June 8, 2018. This is the f... More

The C-47 known as "That's All Brother" arrived at the

The C-47 known as "That's All Brother" arrived at the

The C-47 known as "That's All Brother" arrived at the 117th Air Refueling Wing, Sumpter Smith ANGB, Birmingham, Alabama April 9, 2019. That's All Brother was the lead plane that dropped the first paratroopers ... More

Local civilians watch as a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super

Local civilians watch as a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super

Local civilians watch as a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, taxis down the runway of Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport, France, June 2, 2019. Th... More

Department of Defense civilian Curtis Sneddon, 422nd

Department of Defense civilian Curtis Sneddon, 422nd

Department of Defense civilian Curtis Sneddon, 422nd Communications Squadron base equipment custodian officer in the Royal Air Force Croughton, England, smiles before a ceremony began to honor all airborne troo... More

A silhouette of a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules

A silhouette of a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules

A silhouette of a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules appears on the English Channel during a flight June 4, 2019. The 37th Airlift Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, is the legacy squadron of the 37th Tr... More

People gather in the village square of Sainte-Mère-Église,

People gather in the village square of Sainte-Mère-Église,

People gather in the village square of Sainte-Mère-Église, France, June 6, 2019, to celebrate freedom and honor all service members who fought for it on D-Day, 75 years ago. To commemorate the 75th anniversary ... More

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift Wing commander, laughs with a French local as he tells a story following a ceremony held honoring the 358th Fighter Group in Coigny, France, June 8, 2019. ... More

WIESBADEN, Germany -- A C-47 Skytrain rests on the

WIESBADEN, Germany -- A C-47 Skytrain rests on the

WIESBADEN, Germany -- A C-47 Skytrain rests on the flightline at Clay Kaserne, Germany, for the 70th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift, June 9, 2019. Throughout the Berlin Airlift, C-47s and C-54 Skymasters wer... More

A French boy, dressed in a mock WWII-era uniform displaying

A French boy, dressed in a mock WWII-era uniform displaying

A French boy, dressed in a mock WWII-era uniform displaying the American flag, Canadian flag and an illustrated pin stating “I heart our veterans,” extends his arm waiting to high five one of the many U.S. stat... More

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